Program Overview
The Medical Ultrasound at Imperial College London is a MSc programme in Humanities over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Medical Ultrasound programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 6.5
- Tuition: GBP 30,600 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 10,000 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: City of London, London, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Medical Ultrasound programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Discuss the scientific principles of ultrasound wave propagation and interaction with tissue including attenuation, reflection and scattering, non-linear propagation and its use in harmonic imaging
- Understand the construction and operation of multi-element array ultrasound transducers
- Discuss the scientific principles of pulse-echo ultrasound and ultrasound image formation including factors that affect frame rate and image resolution
- Discuss the scientific principles of the Doppler effect and the principles behind continuous wave Doppler, pulsed wave Doppler, Colour flow imaging and spectral Doppler display
- Demonstrate the ability to optimise B-mode imaging, colour flow imaging, and spectral Doppler display controls in order to maximise the quality of the ultrasound investigation.
- Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of haemodynamics both in normal and diseased vessels including the relationship between pressure gradient, flow and resistance to flow, velocity changes through stenosis, velocity profiles and venous flow.
- Understand, recognise and minimise imaging and Doppler artefacts
- Discuss the safe use of ultrasound including knowledge of bioeffects and the purpose of MI/TI.
- Discuss QA of vascular ultrasound equipment and contribute to QA programmes in vascular science
- Demonstrate a scientific understanding of new technologies e.g. 3 and 4D, contrast imaging, elastography
- Recognise the limitations of ultrasound
- Anatomy and physiology
- Aetiology/pathophysiology cardiac disease
- Cardiac functional parameters
- Heart valve disease
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coronary artery disease
- Heart failure
- Transoesophageal imaging
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Contrast echocardiography
- Intracardiac masses
- Pericardial disease
- Diseases of the aorta
- Adult congenital heart disease
- Paediatric echocardiography
- Stress echocardiography
- Anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology
- Arterial & venous haemodynamics
- Advanced Doppler techniques
- Doppler Signal Quantification
- Cerebrovasculature
- Peripheral Vasculature
- Peripheral venous/lymphatic system
- Aorta and branches
- Abdominal venous system
- Vascular technology
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
You need the following GPA score:
Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to Lower Second Class on the UK Honour scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of or better on the UK Honour scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).
Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).
Admission Requirements
Minimum academic requirement
2.2 Honours degree in medicine or a biological, engineering or physical science subject.
International qualifications
The academic requirement above is for applicants who hold or who are working towards a UK qualification.
We also accept a wide variety of international qualifications. For guidance see our Country Index though please note that the standards listed here are the minimum for entry to the College.
If you have any questions about admissions and the standard required for the qualification you hold or are currently studying then please contact the relevant admissions team.
English language Requirements
All candidates must demonstrate a minimum level of English language proficiency for admission to the College.
For admission to this course, you must achieve the standard College requirement in the appropriate English language qualification.
For details of the minimum grades required to achieve this requirement, please see the English language requirements for postgraduate applicants.
English Proficiency: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 30,600 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 10,000 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 30,600 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 10,000 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 6.5
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact Imperial College London directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About Imperial College London
Imperial College London
London, United Kingdom
TheImperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, known by itstrade namesImperial College LondonandImperial, is apublicresearch universityinLondon, England.Its history began withPrince...
University Profile- Start Date Oct, 2026
- Language English
- Duration 12 months
